![]() ![]() Up to that point, while there wasn’t much between them, the Donegal side were superior, squeezing Gowna’s kick-out and forcing the Breffnimen to live off scraps. ![]() That score made it 1-5 to 0-4 at the interval. ![]() A ball broke in front of the Gowna goals, ‘keeper Ronan Bannon advanced but couldn’t get enough on it and veteran Leo McLoone found the empty net with a perfectly-placed lob. Naomh Conaill were the better side in the first half, but it wasn’t until they nabbed a crucial injury time goal that the scoreboard reflected their superiority. Yet, there was a degree of optimism that a talented young Gowna side could be the ones to buck the trend given their superb form in the semi-final and final of the county championship, including a near-record win in the final against Kingscourt Stars. Donegal kingpins Naomh Conaill advanced to the Ulster Club SFC semi-final in dramatic circumstances as a 63rd minute goal saw them catch Cavan champions Gowna on the finish line.Ĭavan club’s dismal record in this competition – 12 first-round defeats in the last 13 seasons prior to this – didn’t bode well for Gowna, nor did Naomh Conaill’s superb record in reaching the last seven Donegal senior finals and winning four of the last five. ![]()
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